Faith Like a Child
If you Google Search recommendations on how to raise generous children, almost every list of ideas begins with — or at least contains — the directive for adults to be…
Category: Weekly Reflections
Gospel Meditation
There’s a Christian drama called Baggage. In the course of this monologue, the main character carries more and more (empty) luggage, slings, and backpacks, explaining how, through this and that scene,…
Calling Priests Father
Question: Why do Catholics call priests Father? Answer: One of the common objections evangelical Christians have to Catholics is our practice of calling priests by the title Father. They will…
God is Love
I was recently at a Catholic conference and had a conversation with someone living in the thick of Hollywood culture. He was Catholic and spoke of how hard it was…
Gospel Meditation
In college as a missionary there were many moments of contradiction. I would find myself in the presence of the materially poor and desire to do whatever I could to…
The Sign of Peace
Question: Why do Catholics give the sign of peace to one another at Mass? Answer: The sign of peace is a part of the Mass that takes place immediately after…
Will You Say Yes?
You find yourself in the difficult situation of being accused of blasphemy and confronting possible execution. Your crime is believing in Jesus Christ. The question is then asked of you,…
Gospel Meditation
Acknowledging Jesus before others incorporates not only the words we speak, but also our actions. The empirical evidence convicting us as Christian should be apparent in every aspect of our…
Mary and the Saints
Question: Why do Catholics pray to Mary and the saints? Answer: One of the statements of faith we make when we pray the Nicene Creed and the Apostles Creed is…
The Heart of Stewardship
What else is there to give when one has already given away one’s body and one’s life? What more can one say or do to demonstrate love for another when…